Date Released: November 14, 2011
Label: Paulden Productions Ltd
Time: 28:53
Music and Lyrics: Mark Aspinall
Main Singers: Gary Albert Hughes, Natasha J. Barnes, Andrew Bryant, Rebekah Hinds
1. Opening - 1/5 - This is not the way to start an album. The singers are atrocious (no vibrato, tone deaf, etc.). Also, most of the time, you can't even make out what they are saying. For example, once the song switches style, Hughes seems to be singing "So I ride....keys to my room." What he's saying in between "ride" and "keys" is completely inaudible. I don't get how they can release an album in which the first song is crap. Hopefully the rest of the album will be better.
2. That's a Sign - 2/5 - Well, I was wrong. Hinds's voice is very nasally and her accent gets in the way of her singing. It's a song you can nod your head to (for the most part, as in there are parts where it sounds like the band itself messed up the rhythm). This is one of the only songs that isn't marked "explicit." I'm not sure why. I wouldn't want an 8-year old listening to this song.
3. Nothing - 0/5 - Oh dear God. This is probably the worst showtune I have ever listened to. James Darch's voice is appalling, the time signature is wacky, and you can't even hum it. This song is called "Nothing" and that is what is shall recieve.
4. Funny - 2/5 - This song is sometimes funny, usually not. Rebekah Hinds's talking in the background completely distracts me from Andrew Bryant's voice. Not that his voice is worth listening to anyway. An attempt at a humorous song. Falls short of that.
5. Rupert's Lament - 3/5 - Hughes's voice is quite nice in this piece. His emotion fits the song perfectly. There's only one problem: The only love song on this entire album and it's horribly obscene. Not the language, but the slang. It's just bad. I feel if you replaced the lyrics, it would be a perfectly nice love song.
6. In The Club - 3/5 - This is a meh song. It changes tempo without any warning. The singing is average. Just meh. The instrumental sections are quite good and driving, though.
7. You're All The Same - 4/5 - It seems like this album is getting progressively better. This is a good jazzy song, with just the right amount of intensity. Quite pleasant.
8. The Way We Are - 2/5 - This song is very dull. There is little to no variation in the theme. Very predictable. An all around blah song.
9. Finale (The Best Years Of Our Lives) - 1/5 - Dear God. They started with a horrible song and ended with a worse one. This song is basically the cast giving you a summary of what just happened in the show. The lyrics are filthy and dumb. The beginning of the song is just the members of the cast insulting other members. The only reason I'm giving it 1/5 is because it means that the album is over.
Conclusion: I've heard some horrible albums (looking at you, Toxic Avenger) but this one trumps them all as far as bad albums go. NEVER buy this album.
2.0/5
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